When I moved from Cambridge, I donated all my fiction. I carefully cut out pages the authors had autographed for me. I didn’t want those autographed books showing up on eBay. Lois Lowry Read Quote
Because I have two houses, I invariably get immersed in a book and then discover it’s at the other house. Lois Lowry Read Quote
Most people remember being 4 objectively, as if they’re seeing a movie of a 4-year-old. But me, if you ask me to think about when I’m 4, I can feel myself being 4, and I am there, looking out through my 4-year-old eyes. Lois Lowry Read Quote
There are those, I think, who are attracted to the glitz of celebrity life. I am not one of them. Lois Lowry Read Quote
I think teens are drawn to these speculative books that portray what might happen and what could happen. Lois Lowry Read Quote
I majored in English in college, so I read the classic dystopian novels like ‘1984’ and ‘Brave New World.’ Lois Lowry Read Quote
When I create characters, I create a world to inhabit and they begin to feel very real for me. I don’t belong in a psych ward, I don’t think, but they become very real, like my own family, and then I have to say goodbye, close the door, and work on other things. Lois Lowry Read Quote
Many of the books I loved as a kid, that even my mother read as a child, are very slow going. Today’s children are not as patient. The best example of this is ‘The Secret Garden,’ which I adored as a child. Lois Lowry Read Quote
